Vacationland Times

Ottawa County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 773 people out of the 40,479 living in Ottawa County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ottawa County has increased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Ottawa County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 18,889 people who had a job during that time, 7 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,882 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	773	3.9%
Employed	18,889	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,882	96%
Employed in armed forces	7	0%